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Some people just don't 'get' Bad Brains. To be fair, their early recordings can be intimidating, and it is only when you familiarize yourself with the musical dialectics of tracks such as 'Pay To Cum' that you can really appreciate their kinetic aesthetic. Abandoning the speed-freak punk cum dub reggae crossover of old, Bad Brains now employed funk and conventional rock stylings. What they lost in 'edge' they more than compensated for in power, allowing temperamental vocalist H.R. to make the most of his famously elastic vocal range over the album's 31 minutes. The exception was 'Sacred Love', where H.R.'s vocals were phoned in from jail during recording sessions after being busted for marijuana possession.
Recorded at Long View Farm, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Personnel: H.R. (vocals); Dr. Know (guitar); Earl Hudson, Earl (drums).
Audio Mixer: Patch.
Recording information: Long View Fram, Worcester, MA.
Photographer: Marcia Resnick.
Bad Brains: H.R. (vocals); Dr. Know (guitar); Darryl (bass); Earl (drums).
Alternative Press (7/95, pp.77-78) - Ranked #9 in AP's list of the 'Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...I AGAINST I could be a Bad Brains Greatest Hits package: 'Re-Ignition,' 'She's Calling You,' 'Return To Heaven,' and 'Sacred Love' put all of their influences to use, from H.R.'s soulful vocals to Dr. Know's driving guitar riffs....Once you've heard it, you'll be forced not to forget..." Bad Brains I Against I Songs I Against I Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   Bad Brains get funky
This band is like no other,able to cover punk,funk and reggae,I Against I melds all of these styles together effortlessly.This CD should go down in history as one of the all time greats but probably wont as they have never really been recognised for what they have done.A must for any self respecting music fan as all of their releases are,from mean funk,flat out punk and some soothing reggae no one does it like The Bad Brains.Championed by The Beastie Boys,The Red Hot Chili Peppers to name a few it is an important CD buy it and be reborn to the real thing.Enough said.
Submitted by Nicholas (Port Douglas FNQ Australia)
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There is nothing bad on this album, but there is nothing great on it either (Besides the title track). This starts out really awesome, but starts to slow down and gets kind of boring. You almost can't even tell this was the same classic punk band that cranked out incredible tunes like "Banned In DC" and "Pay To Cum" This sounds more like metal than Bad Brains classic early stuff.
Submitted by Matt Henry (Boonsboro MD)
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Doesn't really get any better than this
The first Bad Brains album is always mentioned as highly influential and it is a great album. But "I Against I" sounds like a totally different band. They slowed the tempo down a little and replaced it with a mean groove. H.R. still goes insane on some tracks while on others he's practically crooning in places. Once you purchase this album, you will most likely find it difficult to live without it by your side. If you're not moved by this stuff, consider yourself anti-musical.
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